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The Whirlpool

From Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner Laurel Croza comes a mesmerizing collection of short stories about the whirlpool of adolescence.

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Go, stories by Deborah Ellis. The background is pale green. Clockwise from the top are six illustrations: A purple basket of various home items, two floor cushions around a wood Go game board covered in black and white pieces; an upside-down dog bowl surrounded by dog kibble and broken glass; an orange shirt, white towel, bar of soap and a toothbrush; a shovel in front of a gravestone; a white chair and a pink purse by a potted tree; and a pair of shoes, red cup and a race bib with the number forty-four.

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She pulled on his arm until he bent down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“I’m practicing running,” she whispered, and she put a finger to her lips. “When Daddy’s not home. And you know what?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“What?” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Mommy practices with me.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimon straightened up and looked at his mother. Her head was still down but it was angled toward him, away from Boyfriend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt could have been a trick of the light, but Simon could swear he saw his mother wink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA run is about preparation, he remembered from the book. 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